Groups Back NAFDAC Ban on Sachet Alcohol Nationwide
ABUJA, Nigeria – Two leading public health organisations have thrown their weight behind the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)…
Month: November 2025
NDLEA Arrests Kingpin as Officers Seize Massive Drug Haul
LAGOS, Nigeria – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Lagos-based drug kingpin and seized more than 1.7 tonnes of cannabis…
Tinubu Sends Peace Envoy as Plateau Dialogue Produces Breakthrough
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has intensified efforts to end years of communal violence in Plateau State, deploying a presidential peace envoy whose…
UK Ends Harsh Visa Rule, Boosting Student Startup Opportunities
ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Kingdom has introduced a sweeping immigration reform that will allow international students to convert their study visas directly into…
Nigeria Faces Renewed Pressure to Abolish Unfair HND–Degree Divide
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Chairman of the House Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Education, Kayode Laguda, has renewed the call for the abolition…
Mountains of Hope: Inside Lagos’ High-Stakes Race to Turn Trash into Prosperity
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos’ waste economy pulses with a raw, unfiltered energy—an ecosystem where scavengers, innovators, policymakers and private companies collide daily in a…
NCoS Rejects Claims Female Inmates Lack Menstrual Hygiene Support
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has firmly denied reports alleging that female inmates across its…
Kwara Shuts Unsafe Schools Over Alarming Hygiene, Sanitation Failures
KWARA, Nigeria – Authorities in Kwara State have shut six private schools in Ilorin after uncovering what officials describe as alarming hygiene failures and…
Psychiatrist Warns Deadline-Driven Journalists Face Rising Mental-Health Risks
KANO, Nigeria – A leading mental-health expert is urging Nigerian journalists to take their psychological wellbeing seriously as the industry faces mounting pressure, tighter…
Tinubu Seeks Joint Action to Fix Funding Crisis in Universities
ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu has called for urgent, collective action to confront the deepening funding crisis in tertiary education, warning that the…